The push by those driving the “dying with dignity” groups, including much of our media, to neutralize the terms euthanasia and assisted suicide now includes the Canadian Nurses Association, our national voice.

The Canadian Government has released its statement to the Canadian Court ahead of its appeal of the Carter judgement that sought to force the government to overturn the longstanding prohibition of Assisted Suicide

Congratulations to Alex Schadenberg, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and the Canadian Government for taking the Carter Case to the BC Appeals court. The decision upholds the Canadian Criminal Code's opposition to assisted suicide.

This is an interesting report by Alex Schadenberg. It goes over old ground in many respects but does go to show that Advance Directives, even though they can and do provide the opportunity for clarity of intention and choice, can still present difficulties.